Li urges greater safety for workers

Government at all levels should work resolutely to curb severe workplace accidents and plug loopholes in workplace safety in key industries to better protect people's lives and help produce a higher quality economy in 2018, Premier Li Keqiang said.

Li emphasized the issues as part of instructions he sent to a national teleconference on strengthening workplace safety held by the State Council on Thursday.

Efforts in promoting workplace safety have shown progress in the past year, as the number of major and extreme workplace accidents continued to decline while the number of accidents has also fallen.